Nathan Sharp
@nsharp17
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More on the why behind Retro and our big new feature, Journals
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Here are some of the guiding principles behind Retro
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Actually good!
Retro, an actually good photo-sharing app for BFFs, launches collaborative journals
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Retro for Android is here! And just in time for the holidays: 2023 Recaps & Photo Postcards. We're psyched to finally share this with everyone and say some more on the "why" behind this launch...
Why use Retro? Because it's the best place to stay caught up with your family and
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Best way to get the app you want for you and your friends is to build it yourself
Anyone else notice an uptick in photo-sharing apps?
@retrodotapp
was started by
@nsharp17
and
@ryanolsonk
, who led the build of Instagram Stories.
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As a team that used to work at Instagram, this is why we built
@retrodotapp
Why I hate Instagram now: I want to see whatever family and friends want to show me. The site puts them in competition with all entertainment (even the irresistible Slippery Stairs).
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So psyched to announce Journals on Retro today. We put a lot of love into this, and we hope you like it.
Today we’re announcing Journals, the easiest place to collect photos from your favorite people, even if they’re not on Retro. For your next event, trip, project, or anything else.
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It’s a bummer that every social platform has pushed friends out of focus. Another reason why
@retrodotapp
will always be friends-first
Facebook in 2024:
There is not a single mention of “friends” in any of the marketing photos.
The algorithmic feed has won.
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A little more on what
@ryanolsonk
@petermcottle
@iamseanleach
and I have been up to. It’s been so fun to start this with the one and only
@ryanolsonk
, and we’re excited to open it up to more people soon.
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been living with the middle icon here lately and liking it
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This was a big one - lots of love put into this by
@iamseanleach
@DanielGrech
@timonus
@cheryllc_
and
@ryanolsonk
DMs and Group Chat, now on Retro
Now you don't have to switch to a separate messaging app when you want to ask your friend something privately about their post.
And if you're trying to take a social media breather, you can keep your friend updates and your group chats in one
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Wild that “respect for a user’s brain” can be a differentiator in 2024
“cus those folks respect my brain” is the highest compliment to us. Hope that standard becomes the one that everyone holds their apps to
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This is pretty cool - I’m excited for Retro to do more for, and more with, photographers of all backgrounds
Try Retro albums and develop your next film roll on us.
If you’ve got a great film roll to share, drop the digital prints in a Retro album, share the album to IG, and we’ll reimburse you for the development of the digital and physical prints for that roll. Available through
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Love this screen, designed by
@iamseanleach
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Caught up this morning with
@SarahPerezTC
on how
@retrodotapp
is different from
@googlephotos
, even if the recent mocks are…pretty similar
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so good to look back on 2023 from a bird’s eye view - feeling grateful
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If you don’t decide how you want to spend your time, products that are engineered to capture your time will
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Using Retro to gather and share photos at events into one private album is a killer new feature that people seemed to love at
#config2024
this year (📸
@namika_haiji
)
@TechCrunch
One difference that’s mentioned in the article is the ease with which you can now use Retro to create event albums for everything from design conventions like
@config
to birthday parties:
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We always wanted to make it as easy to mail a photo as it is to text a photo, and this feature finally makes that happen. Dust off those photos that are just sitting in your camera roll and make someone happy with some snail mail! Free for now
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Been incredible for us to work with and learn from you
@zoink
Proud to be a backer of
@retrodotapp
which is launching today!
I’ve used almost all the social apps over the past ~16 years and Retro is the first that works exactly like I want it to — as a way to reconnect with friends and deepen relationships. (1/3)
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DM me if you’d like to try out something new in Retro
We have a nice new update coming soon. DM if you’d like to try it early.
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Love this story so much - congrats
@ivanhzhao
. Your dent in the universe grows each year
Last week,
@NotionHQ
passed 100M users!
I found the photo I took after we reached 1000 users.
And I still recall the day when we passed 1M in 2020 right before covid.
I feel grateful, introspective. Looking back, there's so much learning, yet much remains unchanged...
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Our small team has been shipping non-stop this year, and it was great for
@ryanolsonk
and I to discuss what we want
@retrodotapp
to achieve with
@SydneyKBradley
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@pietro_messineo
You can create a journal in and print QR codes that allow anyone at a wedding the wedding to add photos. Just launched this a couple months ago
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Android! We’re starting the beta test today. DM me for the beta invite.
Retro for Android is (almost) here. DM us if you’d like the beta link to start testing today.
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If you’re liking Retro and want to support, a comment or review is helpful.
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I hope so!
People are going to start aggressively revoking access to their attention.
Ping minimalism is coming.
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Loved chatting with
@_andychung
about the origins of Retro.
@ryanolsonk
and I are big fans of
@read_cv
Our team has been loving the calm space
@retrodotapp
has created for sharing photos with close friends! They are in the App Store today and we took it as a chance to chat with
@nsharp17
and
@ryanolsonk
about their motivations behind the app 🌿
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“Built-in weekly rhythm��� is a great way to say it - that’s exactly what we’re going for
I’ve found
@retrodotapp
to be a stellar replacement for the daily snapshot photos I used to post to Instagram. Smaller people circle, built-in weekly rhythm, really playing up the “social journal” angle. Let me print books directly from the app and keep me forever.
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@stevehind
If we can pull off the miracle that is breaking through in consumer social with our free version, the eventual plan is monetization through subscriptions. But it’s a startup with lots of unknowns, so we’ll have to see if that’s the best business model.
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Have loved Neuecast since it was the Untitled podcast app. Congrats
@rishmody
- it’s simple and awesome
Introducing Neuecast — a beautiful, modern podcast app designed for the rest of us.
Made with love and obsessively crafted for a premium listening experience.
Now available on the App Store.
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Really nice way to connect people on
@getairchat
- feels like being introduced at a party
@engle
@naval
Having fun matchmaking on
@getairchat
.
Anyone else think an
@aura_frames
x
@retrodotapp
collab would be cool?
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@leongreen
We wondered that for a long time, too, but we realized that there wasn’t an app where our IRL friends still consistently posted. So we wanted to build that for ourselves.
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Congrats to
@JoshuaKushner
and the Thrive team on continuing to build something so awesome
We are humbled to announce the close of Thrive IX. Exceeding $5 billion, Thrive IX comprises $1 billion designated for early-stage investments and $4 billion designated for growth-stage investments.
At Thrive we aim to be concentrated in both people and ideas. The ways in which
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@1afond
@ryanolsonk
@1afond
It’s been one heck of an internship! So awesome to work with you and learn from you every day!
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@devonzuegel
this is the aim of
@retrodotapp
- to be the best place to stay caught up with friends and family. Give it a whirl!
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Love this
In the game of App Store MFK... we're marrying Retro. They've managed to nail the flow of posting your favorite photos each week, giving you the perfect photo journal your camera roll is meant to be. That and the 1,429 other amazing features they've built.
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Save some for the rest of us,
@i_spy_coffee
!
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Apps that capture more and more of your time capture your mood and well-being, too
RCT reducing leisure screen time among adults and adolescents to *<3 hours per week*. Compliance was high — they exchanged smartphones for flip phones.
Results:
- 45 mins more physical activity per day
- Better mood and well-being (adults)
- Fewer behavioral issues (kids)
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Today we're excited to announce Pages, the biggest
@read_cv
feature release to date. This marks the beginning of a new type of professional profile – one that goes beyond credentials and acts as a complete portfolio replacement.
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Excited about this -
@eriktorenberg
’s building something awesome
I'm going to build an 'expert social network'.
There are expert networks, and then there are social networks, but I haven't seen a high-signal private network of at least ~1K experts who are comfortable speaking freely.
If you want to get immediate free expert insight on what’s
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@marcofyi
@retrodotapp
Fun use case: sometimes I’ll use Retro like a printer-in-the-cloud and print and mail photos I find on X from
@waitbutwhy
and
@DOverview
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Love using Campsite
Campsite has changed the way I think about workplace comms. It has everything I need within reach — calls, chat, notes, posts...and it feels simple.
Campsite is feed-first, async-first, writing-first. No more "work about the work."
I hope every small team gets to try this.
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@retrodotapp
’s in great company on
@benspringwater
’s home screen
Shared my home screen with
@pierce
for the latest issue of his sweet new
@verge
newsletter, The Installer.
Perplexity
@perplexity_ai
– better than Google for many queries. Untitled – beautiful, minimalist podcast app by
@rishmody
, still in beta. Endel
@EndelSound
– Apple design
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Weird to see Taboola ads in Apple products. Apple felt like one of the last refuges from attention-grabbing ads
Taboola will deliver ads in the Apple News and Apple Stocks apps. I don't believe that this has any implications for Apple's advertising business as it exists currently.
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Really fun hybrid episode, having
@nsharp17
visit my living room and
@ryanolsonk
calling in from Aspen on
@RiversidedotFM
!
It's fantastic to hear about how their met, their partnership at Instagram, and what eventually led to building
@retrodotapp
.
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@abarrallen
@constructcap
@InspiredCap
@BasisSet
@OpCo_VC
@basecasevc
@saranormous
@saranormous
is awesome. Would also add
@elizabeth
(
@scribblevc
) and
@ashleymayer
(
@coalitionvc
)
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@BorisBerenberg
@retrodotapp
Let’s get them on there! Anything we can do to make it easier for you to onboard your friends?
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@olivia_deng_
@retrodotapp
@Artifact_News
@birthdayappco
“an organized highlight reel of my camera roll” is a perfect way to describe
@retrodotapp
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Transparency is so refreshing
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Appreciate it
@heysaik
!
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@djrrb
is the best - so glad we got to work together on this font
You can catch some (rounded!) Roslindale in the new
@retrodotapp
, now available on the apple app store!
Big congrats
@nsharp17
@ryanolsonk
, and thank you to
@mantia
for making this happen and to Bea Korsh for helping soften up all those sharp corners!
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Love the story behind
@NotionHQ
Notion is, even by Silicon Valley standards, idiosyncratic. CEO Ivan Zhao picks out all the furniture at HQ and for years had a no-shoes policy.
My latest magazine profile looks at
@ivanhzhao
's big AI bet, which earned
@NotionHQ
a spot on
#ForbesAI50
:
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@prestonattebery
@trycampsite
is great for this - all the best of FB workplace and nothing more
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Was awesome to catch up with
@kevinweil
and
@christenobrien
on IG Stories and now Retro - so lucky to have
@ScribbleVC
as investors from the very start
17 Product Lessons from Building Instagram, & now Retro
Former VP Product
@kevinweil
&
@christenobrien
join
@nsharp17
@ryanolsonk
from
@retrodotapp
to cover:
- 17 lessons that changed how they build
- Pro-tips for launching
- "The legend of the Cheetah"
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@wwshaef
Thanks for being early to Retro,
@wwshaef
! Shoutout to
@ryanolsonk
@petermcottle
@iamseanleach
for basically everything that’s awesome about it.
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Keep your journal private for members-only, or share a public link to your followers on Instagram.
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Love this use case from
@jeddacp
As part of the
#WeblogPomo2024
, I am dedicating myself to writing daily for the month of May. Today's topic: How the
@retrodotapp
motivates me to do a photo a day in 2024.
Read it here 👉
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As
@ryanolsonk
said, so much of what we learned from you and
@kevin
informs Retro. It was a masterclass in simplicity and craft to work with you,
@mikeyk
.
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Congrats to
@alexcornell
and team on the launch! Looks amazing.
Very excited to launch the
@SubstackInc
app today! It has always been a dream of mine to design a dedicated app for reading – I'm very proud to have designed and shipped this one. ☺️
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Congrats
@anngbaum
- so awesome!
Excited for the
@SpilltApp
feature — thanks
@AppStore
!! Can’t wait to see what everyone’s cooking 🧑🍳 ✨
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Congrats
@pandemona
- this is awesome
Today we're announcing that
@Particle_news
has raised $10.9mm in Series A funding, led by
@mignano
at
@LightspeedVP
, fueling our mission to deliver the best, personalized news experience.
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@dflieb
We’ve come so far since that meeting at Atlas Cafe! Thank you for making a bet on me and
@ryanolsonk
when this was just an early idea - so psyched to be working with you.
When I saw how well done IG Stories was at launch, I tried to poach
@nsharp17
to Google Photos, but failed.
Next best thing: getting to invest in
@retrodotapp
. Coming soon for everyone.
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@HugoAmsellem
@retrodotapp
Ha! Forgetting and then remembering that you sent these is one of the best parts
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@zoink
I’ll second
@ryanolsonk
- thrilled to bring this to life together
@zoink
. Been incredible to have you on board and learn from the way you build.
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@noor_siddiqui_
@akothari
This is the reason we’re building ad-free social with
@retrodotapp
- you should have a way to keep up with people you care about without having to wade through tons of ads and distractions
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@OliMurray7
@retrodotapp
We love this use case - and you should be able to easily create postcards and recaps with your photos for birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries on Retro with a message on the back. Anything else you’d like to see in the Retro app?
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